European Trainer Magazine - horse racing  |  Apr-Jun 2021
IN THIS ISSUE:
Henry de Bromhead - TopSpec Trainer of the Quarter
Paul and Oliver Cole - the innovative ‘joint masters’ of Whatcombe
Alysen Miller profiles the father-and-son team of Paul and Oliver Cole who can finally enjoy equal billing at the top of the training
ticket as one of the first partnerships to train under a joint licence in the UK.
Nutrition - what causes ulceration?
With the advances in scoping and increased awareness of gastric ulcers, along with the high prevalence found in horses in training, Catherine Rudenko examines why this condition is still such a problem?
Is the European handicapping system fit for purpose?
Lissa Oliver discusses is it a handicap or a benefit? Horse racing is actually one of the few sports built upon equality. Fillies can
race against colts; women can compete against men. It might be equal, but is it fair?
What’s that noise?
Kate Allen and Geoffrey Lane give an overview of the different types of exercise-induced larynx / pharynx collapse and the surgeries to address them.
Managing stable vices
Georgie White investigates stable vices: Are they bad behaviours or a product of their environment?
Reducing the pressure
Russell MacKechnie-Guire explains the performance benefits of relieving five key pressure points under tack. Recent scientific
studies reveal how using new designs of saddle, pad, girth and bridle can significantly benefit the locomotion of the galloping
racehorse.
The rolled toe shoe
Retired farrier Peter Baker observes the adaptation of a spooned heel into soft rolled toe shoes and its dynamic effect on the front foot of the horse.
Whipping up a storm
The Polish Jockey Club’s Jakub Kasprzak shares his views as Poland has recently become the eye of that storm for the debate on the use of the whip in horse racing.
EMHF update
Dr Paull Khan is seeking the key to what can be done to make racing more desirable to encourage greater interest amongst the
younger generations.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in European Trainer Magazine - horse racing Apr-Jun 2021.